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| Patient Requisition or Request Form |
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| legal documents, provides information on the procedure to be performed and how to proceed with the examination; ordered by a physician. Dont assume - make a call if you have doubt about something |
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| Patient Requistion Form Includes: |
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| Patient Name, Medical Record Number, Birthdate / DOB, patient nursing station / floor/ department, clinical data, handling / mode, miscellaneous |
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| Usually last name first, followed by first and middle names |
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| Hospital identification number for storage of records, accessing patient information from the computer, billing, etc. |
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| Patients birthdate or date of birth (DOB) helps determine how to proceed with the examination (Ex. Adult vs Pediatric) |
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| Information about the patient's physical symptoms - the reason(s) the x-ray is being ordered. Usually not sufficent enough and needs to ask for more information. |
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| How the patient is brought to the x-ray department (Ex. Ambulatory vs Wheel Chair) |
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| Miscellaneous information on a patient requistion form |
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| additional information that may be useful to the radiographer about the patient (Ex. standing vs. lying down, limited examinations, etc.) |
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| Basic radiographic projections that are performed for each body part. |
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| 2 basic rules for radiograhpic routines |
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1. A minimum of 2 projections (90* from each other)
2. A minimum of 3 projections when JOINTS are the area of interest. |
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| Two or more projections are performed 90* from eachother |
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- Gives the structure depth in two or more dimensions
- Avoids superimposition of anatomical structures
- Localization of lesions / foreign body
- Determination of alignment of frectures. |
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